Even if it is convenient and everyone already seems to be using it, WhatsApp should never be used for communication in companies, as the app from Facebook does not even meet the most basic data protection standards.

Time and again new age groups keep influencing the market, be it Generation X, Millennials and now Generation Z. With those born between 1996 and 2012, a generation comes to the fore that spends an average of 11 hours a week on cell phones, according to a report from Criteo.

The mobile wallet is an app that can be installed on a smartphone, or it is an existing built-in feature of a smartphone that stores credit card, debit card, coupons, or reward cards information. Once the app is installed and the user inputs payment information, the wallet stores this information by linking a personal identification format such as a number or key, QR code, or an image of the owner to each card that is stored.

The growth of online shopping has undeniably disrupted bricks-and-mortar retail, but mobile technology is coming to its rescue.

Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic brought new challenges for all organizations trying to deliver secure remote access to employees, there are still many infrastructural issues with regards to how IT security solutions have been deployed. These concerns need to be addressed if organizations are to realize the value of Trust Enabled Commerce.

In a recent study, Dr. Philipp A. Rauschnabel, AR researcher at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich (Universität der Bundeswehr München), revealed with his co-authors why people value the privacy of others higher than their own when using AR smart glasses (e.g., Google Glass). The professor for digital marketing and media innovation was the first to publish user studies on AR glasses and is the author of numerous specialist publications on AR in marketing.

Twitter, together with K-pop Radar, analyzed K-pop stars' use of Twitter for the first time and found it to be a critical tool for artists as they built global audiences, as the fourth generation of K-pop stars actively communicates with global fans on Twitter.

Most companies have nowadays a brand ambassador, also known as corporate influencer, because as soon as employees are recognizable as members of the company, everything they say or do also reflects on the brand. This applies regardless of whether these people are aware of their own role or not, whether there is a corporate influencer strategy in the company or not.

AnyMind Group announced the launch of a suite of features on its publisher platform, AnyManager, to help mobile and web publishers to tap on the continued growth of mobile usage. The features center around helping web publishers leverage on progressive web applications infrastructure, and for native mobile app publishers to gain more insights from their app store data.

Extended Reality (XR) is an umbrella term used to describe immersive technologies that can merge the physical and virtual worlds. In other words, the term refers to all real-and-virtual combined environments and human-machine interactions generated by computer technology and wearables, where the 'X' represents a variable for any current or future spatial computing technologies.

With the future of work being now and being digital, businesses need to build an intelligent workplace – one where employees can develop and communicate content internally and with customers in a highly automated and responsive way. This enables business growth, improves employee experience, and facilitates business continuity.

While the trend of remote working continues, Forrester Consulting, together with Adobe, have researched on the common challenges facing organizations and how they can accelerate their transition towards becoming intelligent digital workplaces.

The sharp rise in the use of mobile devices not only has an impact on online retail but offers local retail new opportunities with location-based advertising. But in times of huge amount of data available, it is more important than ever to properly analyze information before using it for marketing activities to achieve the desired effect. Only when an advertisement is relevant - that means sent at the right time, with the right content to the right person - a positive impact can be achieved. If the relevance-oriented approach is not considered, there is a risk that users will ignore the advertising or even be negatively influenced by it.

An interesting and insightful article of Dr. Stefan Schulte, co-founder and Managing Director of Sherlock & Watson Marketing and Data Investigations gives us notions of how to keep our data safe.

Adobe announced the next generation of its Real-time Customer Data Platform (CDP), the only enterprise application architected from the ground up for first-party data-driven customer acquisition and engagement. Adobe Real-time CDP helps brands activate known and unknown customer data to manage the entire customer profile and journey seamlessly in one system, without the need for third-party cookies.